Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-26
LIBERTY.

&c. G. Young, although somewhat i'm
proved, is still confined to his bed.
.Mrs,Mason Warner is not yet able to leave
her room; little hopes are entertained OF her
recovery.
Frank Cummings and wife, of Toledo,
are visiting his sister, Mrs. E. E. Ashley, at
this place
WI. Gasser formerly resident of
this place, but now of Paulding, ia visiting
friends here.
Saturday last the residence of Henry
Croninger, two and half miles west of Lib
erty Center, was struck by lightning. The
mother, infant babe and little son and
daughter, were badly shocked but not seri
ously injured. Considerable damage was
done to the building.
Considerable excitement has prevailed
at the residence of our taxidermist, Mr.. Will
Crum, during the past week.
Mr.. Cordell, living about one mile north
of town, has COW which gave birth to a
monstrosity in the shape of deformed calf,
and brought it to Mr.. Crum to have him fit it
up for preservation. 1t is a curiosity indeed,
and hundreds of people are attracted thith-
er to see it. Mr.. Crum has succeeded in fit
ting it up in good shape, and cheerfully ad-
mits all to witness the great freak OF nature.
Friday, May oath. Mahlon Batdorf, a
young man aged about 16 years. son of John
Batdorf, of Damascus, was grinding corn in
the saw mill owned by his father, and while
attempting to stop the mill by the use OF
lever, the lever broke and precipitated his
body directly upon the water wheel which
was still in motion. He was Immediately
caught between the cogs of it and the'wheel
of the main shaft and his body so horribly
mangled and crushed that he lived but two
his his horrible sftati6n at5fE ne was ''
Mahlon was young man of good habits,
Industrious and kind and respected by all.
The shock to his bereaved parents can only be
fully comprehended by those who have been
parents have the sympathy of the entire com
munity. Funeral services the following Sun
day conducted by Rev. Spencer.
.,,. In last weeks NORTHWEST another of
the ringmasters under the meaningless cog
nomen of "Bro Zipp," has exhibited his sill
illness and relieved his added pate of its ac-
cumulated filth and nastiness in assailing
Tyro with personal abuse instead of argu-
ment and idle twaddle instead of sense.
"Bro Zipp" proves himself true to the
teaching of his masters in not depending up
on his own merit, his own intellectual worth
and moral stability for recognition, position
and patronage, and in the endeavor to build
upon the ruined reputation of some unfortu-
nate whom their vile tongues, and still more
VllanleouS eplthets, given IN an underhanded
and hidden way, may succeed in tearing
down, and like the cuttlefish, when persued
or threatened with danger, open their ink bag
of filth and nastiness and endeavor to escape
in the blackened water. But it won't do,
there is no escape, the record is made and if
Bro Zipp choose to meet the statements of
Tyro squarely, with sense instead of sound,
argument instead of abuse and facts instead
of nose and prove them false, also tell the tax
payers why the board instead of calling to
their council a committee as agreed, en-
ployed an attorney whose hair far exceeds
his brains, and by whose stupidity several
hundred dollars were lost to the district; how
part of the design of the building was lost,
and the building accepted with cupola that
looks more like bob-tailed pullet with its
head cut off than a dome of good pro-
portions; how the three infallibles went to
the G. A. and offered to sell them the old
bell "quick before three more we're elect
ed, as it could be got cheaper" and how eth
er by the stupidity or perfidy of one of the
principal masters, the corporation was VIC
timized to the tune of about six hundred dol
lars, and by the counsel of this same attor-
ney, the township was advised to "keep it
Just because it had it," then will Tyro have
some more nuts to crack" and until then
aureuoir "Zipp."
May oath, 1887. TYBo.